Cheerleading – is it a sport

CHEERLEADING – IS CHEERLEADING – IS IT A SPORT?IT A SPORT?Supervisors: Tiia Pukk, Marje MaasenSupervisors: Tiia Pukk, Marje Maasen

Author: Janika KleemannAuthor: Janika KleemannCarl Robert Jakobson Gymnasium Carl Robert Jakobson Gymnasium

11c11c

Viljandi 2011Viljandi 2011

WHAT IS CHEERLEADING?WHAT IS CHEERLEADING?

Physical activityPhysical activity Trust and teamworkTrust and teamwork PurposePurpose Cheerleader – Cheerleader –

a real athleta real athlet

HISTORY OF CHEERLEADINGHISTORY OF CHEERLEADING

Roots from the U.SRoots from the U.S Started in 1880sStarted in 1880s Johnny CampbellJohnny Campbell First – only male First – only male

voicesvoices

HISTORY OF CHEERLEADINGHISTORY OF CHEERLEADING

Pom-ponsPom-pons One of the fastest One of the fastest

growing activities growing activities by the 1960sby the 1960s

““Cheerleading Cheerleading routine”routine”

World World Cheerleading Cheerleading ChampionshipsChampionships

CHEERLEADING COSTUMESCHEERLEADING COSTUMES

Represent a schoolRepresent a school Letters of a schoolLetters of a school Usually a skirt and a vestUsually a skirt and a vest Made of polyesterMade of polyester

CHEERLEADING COSTUMESCHEERLEADING COSTUMES

IS CHEERLEADING A SPORT?IS CHEERLEADING A SPORT?

Classified as an activityClassified as an activity Demands great athleticismDemands great athleticism Definition of sportDefinition of sport A lawsuitA lawsuit Many different opinionsMany different opinions Cheerleading in a new category – athletic Cheerleading in a new category – athletic

activityactivity

CHEERLEADING COMPETITIONSCHEERLEADING COMPETITIONS

Important partImportant part First competition in First competition in

1980s1980s About showing abilities About showing abilities

and talentsand talents Much more practice Much more practice

than a sports teamthan a sports team

CHEERLEADING FILMSCHEERLEADING FILMS

““Bring It On”Bring It On” ““Fired Up”Fired Up” ““But I’ A Cheerleader”But I’ A Cheerleader” ““Cheerleader Camp”Cheerleader Camp”

etc.etc.

THANK YOU FOR LISTENING!THANK YOU FOR LISTENING!

REFERENCESREFERENCES

http://www.therisingstars.co.uk/content.php?cat=abouttheclub&page=whatischeerleading

http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-cheerleading.htm http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-cheerleading.htm http://www.varsity.com/event/1261/being-a-http://www.varsity.com/event/1261/being-a-

cheerleader-history.aspx cheerleader-history.aspx http://shrt.st/12wu http://shrt.st/12wu http://hubpages.com/hub/Dangers-of-Cheerleading http://hubpages.com/hub/Dangers-of-Cheerleading http://cheerleading.about.com/od/skillsandabilities/a/http://cheerleading.about.com/od/skillsandabilities/a/

031002a.htm 031002a.htm